Eyeglass-guard.



J. s, GALESKI. EYEGLHSS GUARD.

APPLICAIION FILED SEPT.16. 1913.

1,124, 1 26, Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

TU NTTED STATES PATEN T OFTTCE.

J OSEPII S. GALESKI, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

EYEGLASS-GUARD.

Application filed September 16, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosEPH S. GALEsKr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass- Guards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to eye glass guards and has as its object to provide a guard which will be comfortable although constructed to so engage the nose as to insure against dropping of the glasses of which it constitutes a part.

Another object of the invention is to provide a guard which may be readily adjusted to secure any desired degree of pressure against any part of the nose as the optician fitting the guard may deem advisable.

The invention contemplates the construction of a guard the nose piece of which will have a plurality of bearing portions which may be relatively adjusted so as to adapt the nose piece to bear with the proper degree of pressure upon all portions of the bridge of the nose against which the nose piece bears.

So far as I am aware no eye glass guard has previously been designed with more than two distinct bearing portions and from actual experience I have found that a more comfortable and at the. same time a more secure guard may be obtained if constructed with three distinct bearing portions relatively located as contemplated by the present invention and as illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a guard embodying the present invention applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the guards and a portion of the mounting. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one of the guards detached.

In the drawings the nose pieces of the guard are illustrated as mounted for rocking movement upon the bridge but it will be understood that if desired the attaching stems of the nose pieces may be rigidly secured in the usual clamp boxes and inasmuch as this invention relates specifically to the construction of the nose pieces, the manner of mounting the stems of the nose pieces need not be described in detail.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates in general the bridge provided at its ends with the usual ears 2 between which the Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

Serial N 0. 790,044.

lenses are fixed in the usual manner. The nose pieces are of counterpart construction and consequently a specific description of one will suffice for both.

Each nose piece consists of three separate and distinct bearing portions, all of which, however, cooperate, by reason of their relative location, to afford a comfortable though secure bearing to engage the bridge of the nose. One of these bearing portions is indicated in general by the reference character A, another by the reference character B and the third by the reference character 0. The bearing portion A consists of a plate at from the rear edge of which extends the stem of the nose piece, this stem being curved to extend forwardly beside the plate 4, as indicated by the numeral 5 and being twisted to form an intermediate portion 6 substantially horizontally disposed and provided with an opening 7 through which the pivot screw 8 usually found. in this type of mounting, may project, the stem being in this manner supported for rocking movement upon the bridge 1. The stem beyond its portion 6 is provided with the usual finger piece 9 which may be engaged by the fingers for the purpose of rocking the nose piece out of engagement with the nose when it is desired to remove the glasses or to spread the nose piece prior to applying the glasses.

The bearing side of the plate 4 is preferably faced with xylonite or any other suitable covering material. The bearing portion A is inclined rearwardly and upwardly to correspond approximately to the inclination of the bridge of the nose and its upper portion is slightly offset rearwardly as indicated at 10 so that the width of the bearing portion will be greater at its upper end than at its lower end.

Secured to the offset upper end 10 of the bearing plate 4 is a short stem 11 which constitutes a portion of the bearing B, this stem supporting at its rear end a small open head 12 in which is loosely fitted a stud 13 which projects from a small plate 14 constituting the body of the bearing portion B, this stud being headed as indicated at 15 so as to prevent its disengagement from the open head 12 but being of sufiicient length and of such dimensions as to permit of its free rocking movement in the said head 12. The plate 14 is preferably faced as indicated at 16 and it will be observed that the forward edge of the plate is approximately straight as is also the rear edge of the offset portion 10 of the plate 4 so that rocking movement of the bearing plate 14 is limited to a certain eX- tent when these edges contact. By reference to the drawings it will be observed that the bearing portions A and B are so relatively located that practically a continuous bearing surface is provided, the portion A being relatively rigid and the portion B being arranged to automaticaly adapt itself to the surface of the nose.

The bearing portion C includes a stem 17 which is preferably integral with and curved downwardly from the lower end of the plate 4, the lower portion of the stem being curved to extend in a general forward direction and supporting an annular head 18 which constitutes the bearing portion proper, the head being positioned below and forwardly of the plate 4.

From the foregoing description of the invention it will be readily understood that the rocking bearing portion B renders the guard secure inasmuch as it bears against the fleshy part of the bridge. of the nose and conforms to the shape thereof by reason of the manner in which it is mounted. The position of the. portion A may be varied by slightly bending the stem 5 in one direction or another, so that it may be adapted to fit fiat against the nose, and the short stem 11 supporting the bearing portion B may then be manipulated so as to adjust the said portion to bear with a minimum degree of pressure on the rear and most sensitive portion of the bridge of the nose and by reason of such adjustment, when the guard is fitted to: the nose, the skin will be gently pushed in front of the pad or facing 16 and slipping will be prevented. After these adjustments have. been secured the stem 17' may be bent so that it. and the head 18 will bear with the desired degree of pressure against the: bony portion of the. bridge of the nose. The fact will be. apparent that by such a relative arrangement of the bearing portions as herein shown and described, a rigid bearing against the rear and most sensitive portion of the:

nose is obviated, the greatest pressure being borne by the portions of the bridge engaged by the bearing portion A. The bearing portion C, due to the peculiar shape of its stem 17 and head 18, materially assists the portion B in preventing slipping of the guard, without however, exerting so great a pressure as to render the guard uncomfortable.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an eye glass guard, a relatively rigid bearing portion, a freely movable bearing portion supported at the rear of the upper end of the first-mentioned portion and substantially in the plane thereof, and a bearing portion having pliant connection with the lirst mentioned bearingportion and located below and forwardly thereof.

2. An eye glass guard comprising a bearing member, and a second bearing member supported byand beyond the upper end of the firstmentioned bearing member and relatively movable in the plane of said member, the end of the. first-mentioned bearing member beingconstructed to engage the edge of the second bearing member whereby to limit the movement of the same.

3. An eye glass guard comprising a bearing member having a stem projecting from its upper end and a head at the rear eX- tremity of said stem, and a second bearing member loosely fitted to saidv head whereby it is movable relative to. the said first-mentioned bearing member and having a straight forward edge adapted to. engage the upper end of the first-mentioned bearing member whereby its relative movement is limited.

l. In an eye glass guard, a supporting stem, a bearing member disposed generally in a downwardly and. forwardly inclined position and having its lower forward portion relatively broad and its intermediate portion relatively narrow and having its upper end portion relatively broad and extending directly: rearwardly, a freely movable. guard member disposed substantially vertically immediately beyond the upper end ofthe first mentioned member and in a plane therewith, and a bearing member located below and forwardly of: the lower end of the firstanentioned member.

In: testimony whereof I afiirr my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH. S. GALESKI. [L. s.]

Witnesses J. Snnre,

A. G. JOHNSON.

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